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A La Carte (September 24)

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Just a Piece of Paper? – Is marriage just a piece of paper? R.C. Sproul answers.

A Pastor’s Reflection on Shyness – I appreciate this reflection on shyness.

Are You Intellectually Humble? – “Here are 13 tough questions from Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso to help you get honest about your intellectual character. We hope it offers you some pause and inspires you to reserve the right to change your mind, like Elizabeth does.”

Busy Is Blasphemy – Here are reflections on the tricky topic of busyness.

Benefit from Reading Genealogies – I like this one! Here are 6 ways to benefit from reading genealogies.

Phantom Vibrations – What’s up with those phantom cell phone vibrations? (Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about!) This article explains.

Why Leaves Change Color – Here’s a brief explanation as to why leaves change color in autumn.

Gembola

The Christian life is not always best lived by people making big waves.

—Michael Gembola

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    Should We Capitalize Divine Pronouns?

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    A Sudden Stopping of the Breath

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